Interview: Russell Roper [DVD]

Publication

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Interview: Russell Roper [DVD]

Entry/Object ID

2021.002.5

Description

Interview with Russell Roper. Russell Roper was born in 1943 in Charleston, SC. and in this interview he describes his memories of Mosquito Beach beginning in the 1950s. He relates that he and friends would enjoy the water, dance in the pavilion, swim, etc. There were boat races on Sundays and various clubs to visit like Uncle Jimmy’s Club and Jack Walkers Club. Mr. Roper shares his memories of the segregation at Folly Beach and recounts an experience of being part of a group of young black men who went to Folly Beach one afternoon to cool off by the ocean until they were confronted by an angry group of white men. Andrew “Apple” Wilder was his uncle and Russell talks about his hotel, the Pine Tree Hotel where Russell worked on occasion. Mr. Roper also worked doing parking, operating bumper cars and operating a photo booth on Mosquito Beach. He tells of entertainers Bob Nichols, Honest John, John Ford and Shake-A-Plenty. Date of interview: Feb. 14, 2019. Interviewed by Michael Allen. See the video on the Lowcountry Digital Library at https://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/250146. 1 DVD (32:54) Digital files (MP3/audio and MP4/video) on MyPassport-OralHistory (external hard drive)

Collection

HCF Oral History Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2021)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Lowcountry Digital Library, Mosquito Beach, Roper, Russell--Interviews, Mosquito Beach (S.C.), African Americans--Recreation--South Carolina--Charleston, Segregation--South Carolina--Charleston, Discrimination in public accommodations--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic sites--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Oral History

Publication Details

Author

Roper, Russell

Series

Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History Project

Publisher

Historic Charleston Foundation

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Date Published

2019

Publication Language

English

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Container

DVD (Videos) Box 1

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2021.002.3, 2021.002.4, 2021.002.6, 2021.002.7

General Notes

Note

Notes: MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio) files also available on Passport external hard drive.

Created By

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Create Date

March 25, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

March 30, 2023